Konstantin Stoilov

Konstantin Stoilov (23 September 1853-23 March 1901) was Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 10 July to 1 September 1887 (succeeding Vasil Radoslavov and preceding Stefan Stambolov) and from 31 May 1894 to 30 January 1899 (succeeding Stambolov and preceding Dimitar Grekov). Stoilov, initially a Conservative Party politican, went on to found the People's Party.

Biography
Konstantin Stoilov was born in Plovdiv, Ottoman Bulgaria in 1853, and he was educated in Germany, where he joined the Freemasons. Upon Bulgarian independence, he became a Conservative Party politician before founding his own People's Party. During the 1880s, he served as Foreign Minister, Law Minister, and Interior Minister, and he also served as Prime Minister in 1887 and from 1894 to 1899, tolerating the IMRO's activities and protecting the rights of the country's Jewish population. His government remained in power until 1899, after which a series of liberal administrations took power. He died in 1901 at the age of 47.